Wingate Notes and Local News from Aug 17 20
Wingate correspondents report Miss Edna Wimberly visiting Miss Ethel Snyder Unionville Wingate game Unionville Wingate 14 to 9 fall term Wingate School opens 220 students boarders from distance Alfred McWhirter Inez Benton marriage at Carintha chute Mrs Benton former Wingate faculty member groom works J L Austin Co Wingate numerous local visits and a long reflection on pie eating contests and community amusement through Waxhaw trip and Mill Creek church protracted meeting Sunday attendance and a note on local officials and visitors
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Journal
Wingate
Edna Wimberly
Rock Hill
Ethel Snyder
Wingate Diamond
Unionville
J. T. Meigs
Bethel
J. P
Carinth Chute
KM. Halgler
Dexter Benton
Benton
Wingate School
J.L. Austin & Co
McWhirter
Ada Har Kell
B. J. Hallman
Clarkton
A. F. Green
Phifer
Wadesboro
BF. Phifer
Waxhaw
R. J. McWhirter
Mill Creek Church
E. C. Snider
Joel Snider
Messrs
Lem Watson
C. W. Baucom
Goose Creek
Atlantic City
N. J
Jas
A. Liles
John Russell
O. P. Timist
Bundy Letter Urges Fair Fight in Local Race
Mr J D Bundy replies to circulating rumors about a withdrawal from the second race for Representative He defends his high toned opponents and asks friends to avoid attacking rivals He warns against vote tampering and asserts honorable defeat is better than dishonorable victory The Providence Journal notes the Kaiser quote as context to the warlike tone.
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J. D. Bundy
Tam
Letter exchange on Recorder's Court Act and juror pay
Monroe North Carolina August 17 1914 letter from H B Adams Jr asks John C Sikes to confirm flow influence on act raising juror attendance pay. Sikes replies detailing amendments to Recorder's Court Act and states he introduced the bill as drafted by Adams and passed for Union county's interest.
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HB. Adams, Jr
Union County
General Assembly
Monroe
J. C. Sikes
Sikes
HR. Adams, JR
N. C
John C. Sikes
M. L. Flow
Recorder's Court
M Flow
H. B. Adams, Jr
House of Representatives
Miles
Raleigh
Hal
Woodmen Camp Delegates Invited to County Meeting
Woodmen of Union county are asked to appoint delegates from their camps for a county association meeting of the W O W to be held August 29 inst at Monroe courthouse at 2 o clock. Business of importance to be transacted. James N. Price, President Thomas L. Hinson, Sec. Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works.
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Union County
County Association of the
Monroe
Jas. N. Price
Thos, L. Hinson
Public figure calls for American identity over hyphenation
A public figure denounces hyphenated identities, urging Americans to identify as Americans only. The statement reflects ongoing discourse on national unity and citizen allegiance.
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The
United States
US seeks to stay out of European war amid censorship push
President Wilson and Cabinet pressed to avoid partisanship while tightening cable and wireless censorship. Berlin reports Japan’s ultimatum to Germany sparks potential conflict as officials weigh U S impacts. Emperor William sends thanks for good offices but mediation role questioned. Discussion centers on possible actions in the China seas and Eastern Asia to limit German and Japanese moves.
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America
Washington
Wilson
United States
Mane
Japan
Germany
Far East
United
Congress
Berlin
Gerard
William
Austria
Servia
White House
Uitimatum
Kino Chaow
London
China Seas
Asia
Flow for Recorder Promises Unity and Duty to Voters
Card from M L Flow appeals to Union County Democrats after a primary victory but no majority. He calls for the second primary on August 22 to secure the Recorder's office, claiming integrity, impartiality, and opposition to class legislation while denouncing opponents and hired supporters. He emphasizes his poverty, large family, hard work, and reliance on voters to prevail.
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Flow
Union Conty
Recorder
Union County
Heaven and Earth
Heelers
M. L. Flow
The Senator and the Major on the Avenue
The Senator, middle aged and stout, flirts with a pretty girl while the Major recalls laughing at him when they first met. Their banter reveals a lighthearted, affectionate dynamic between the two men as they stroll.
Kaiser's War Plans and Allied Lines Read in London Dispatch
London dispatch reports British and German positions as World War I unfolds. German occupation of Brussels is noted while French forces claim Muethateen. Russians concentrate defenses on the eastern front. Austria engaged with Russia and Serbia. No naval moves reported. Pope Pius death may prompt peace efforts. Emperor William resists Japan’s Kino-Chow seizure. British naval operations progress with favorable insurance rates. German forces stretch from Liege toward the Dutch frontier as France advances in Alsace Lorraine.
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Germany
London Dispatch
Brussels
Alvace
Telest
Muethateen
Austria
Russia
Servia
North Sea
Mediterranean
Pius
Rene
United States
Berlin
William
Japan
Kino-Chow
England
Washington
Foreign Office
France
Atlantic
Amphion
Baisie
Liege
Belgium
Antwerp
Meuse
Alsace
Lorraine
Notice to Farmers on Cheap Lime Delivery
Farmers are urged to order ground lime rock at 3.60 dollars per ton delivered from the cars. Car road lots and side unloading to wagons are requested to minimize handling costs. Leave orders so notices can be sent when cars arrive.
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Mort
Crow Bros
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